Eyeglass-frame



A. KATES.

EY'EGLASS FRAME.

APPLlcATloN FILED APR.1 S.1919.

ABRAHAM KATES, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

EYEG-LASS-FRAME.

meneer.

Application filed April i8, 191.9.

To all Lo/tom t may concern;

Bev it known that l, ABRAHAM iiwrns, a citizen ot the -United States, residing at lhiladelphi-a, county ot Philadelphia, and

State of Pennsylvania, have invented anew and useful ln'iprovenient in Eycglass .F rames, ot which the following is a iiull,

clear, and exact description, reference being` had to the accompanying` drawings, which forni a part f this. specification.

My invention .relates to eye glasses, and

` "more particularly to the rims of such glasses,

Sli

which are commonly made of tortoise shell or imitation shell and are attached on either side of the nose piece or bridge. The great hulk of these rims, althoughl known as shell, are in reality made of Celluloid .or similar cheap substitute. 0n account of its 'fragility land unreliableness, agold reinforcing ring is commonly embedded in the inner periphery of the shells of spectacle :frames to properly support and position the lenses.

ln order to insert the lens in suchv a 1'ein-.

forced rim, it is necessary' to split the rim at one point in its periphery so that it maybe sprung` apart, the lens inserted in the groove, and the ends of the split then fastened together again clamping the lens securely in place. This has been possible in spectacles, the rims being split at the outermost points of their peripheries Where the ear pieces or y hows are attached, but in eye glasses where there are no such attachments, the rims have not been split and therefore the use of gold reinforcing grooves or eyewire has not heen possible.

The object of my invention is to provide eye glass rims with eye-wire reinforcing, hy splitting-'the rims at the innermost points, where they attach to the nose piece, securely attaching the shell and this eye-wire to each other and providing for fastening together the ends oi.z the riin at the split in.` order to lhold the 'lens properly clamped in position.

'ln securingr the shell `rim in place, the most serviceal'ile method is to' rivet it. The

shell, however, is so fragile ythatthe rivet. head in time wears and disintc-grates it; hut" my construction ohviates this detect. t each end ofi the shell I provide an outer metal walt termine' a socket for each end, at the split, andrnn the rivet through so that its outer head eoacts with this wall and its inner end is secured to the eye-Wire. In this way, While the rivet passesdirectly through Speecation of Letters Patent.

the shell, it is riveted or soldered into metal at both ends, and the shell is held securely.

without any chance to work loose.

Having now described the main points of my invention, will proceed with adescription of au embodiment thereof in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which: y

Figure l-is a front view oit an eye frame. l i

Fig. 2 is an enlarged front view of the portion ot a rim whereA it jloins the bridge.

Fig. 3 is a side View of the portion shown in Fig.

Fig. lis an enlarged vertieil section through one end ot the split rim.'

Fig. 5 is a cross-section through same.

Fig. (S- is a perspective view el! one end of a split rim with the shell shown in imaginary lines.

The eye glass frame consists primarily ot a central bridge a, and on'each side a rim composed ot an inner metal. strip c known as eye-wire and a suwoundingl strip h known as shelll The usual spring' clips d, Fig. i, are provided for clamping,` on the nose, but will not he described :is they torni no part o'l my invention,

rlhe composite rim is split, as at c, anc flanges f and g are soldered. to the ends ot the eyewire, the upper flange ,t extending outward at' 71. where it tori. one piece with. the bridge (t. l

The flanges both have cars i., y' orificed and threaded for the reception oi a. screw for joining them together. The flanges also both have circular Walls 7: and Z, which torni sockets for the ends ot the shell o. it rivet m is passed through each. of these walls, thJ

inclosed ends et the shells and the eyewire,

Where the end is secured by riveting4 or soldering.

in assembling, the screw loosened in Miti means tor elaniping' the split ends together, sockets atboth ends of the split, ashell cover for the eve-Wire rii'n terminating in. said sockets7 and rivets extendingradially through the eye-Wire, the shell and the socket.

An eye glass frame Comprising,` outer and inner peripheral rims, said rims being split, sockets integral with the inner member at both sides of the split and adapted to receive the ends ot the outer members therein, rivets through the inner member, the outer member and the sockets, and means for securing` tht` sockets together.

3. An eye glass it'raine comprisinga nose piece and grooved eye-wire rims split Where the \v attach to the nose pieee, sockets integral with eaid rims at both sides ot' the split, split shell rims adapted to encircle the eye-Wire rims and terminate iu said sockets, rivets through opposite walls of the sockets and the inelosed shell rim.y and n sans to clamp the sockets together.

4f. An eye `glass frame consisting ot a nose piece and split rims. eaeh rim Comprising an outer rim oit lragile material and a reinforcing' inner metal rim, tlanges integral with the inner rim at both sides of the split; outer walls ou the flanges t0 lorm sockets for the ends ot the outer rim, rivets through the, f

inner rim, the outer rim and sa l Walls, and means` t'or clamping the flanges together to close the split rim.

An eye glass frame eonsisting.;- of a nose piece and split,- rims, eaeh rim eoinprieing` an outer rim o'li fragile material and a reinforcinginner metal. rim, lianges integral with the inner-rim at both sides of the split, one ot said flanges prolonged lo be integral with the nose piece, `outer walls on the liauges to forni sockets tor thel ends olil the outer rim, rivets through the inner rim. the outer rim and said walls, and means `for clamping' the flanges together to close the split rim.

t3. An eve zglass trame. comprising a split evenvire rim. a 'lauge integral therewith at both sides ol the split. a split shell 4rim with its ends abutting' ou the flanges, outer walls ou the fiang'es 'forming' soeltets tor the ends ot' the shell rim aud rivets passiu;` radially through the shell and seeured attheir ends to the eye wire and the outer walls.

ln testimoniY of which invention. l have hereunto set nl v hand, at Philadelphia. la., on this 16th dav ol April, lflii.` 

